I'm a classic man, and you can be too: a guide to Jidenna's sneaky, irresistible summer jam

If you’re an avid reader of The Verge’s entertainment coverage, you might remember Emily and I talking about this year’s Songs of the Summer candidates a few weeks ago. We had fun discussing the topic, but we didn’t manage to come to any sort of consensus. There were songs we both liked that didn’t have the commercial firepower to capture the nation; there were songs that ruled the charts but left us both feeling flat. Neither of us left the exercise feeling like our thorough search had found us a real match. Perhaps we should’ve known better: a true Song of the Summer isn’t something you pick up scouring the charts or assessing a song’s merit. You feel it in your heart, and it slowly blooms within you. I’m here to tell you today that…